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Unique creation of rail vehicles - You haven't seen this before.

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About Zora no Densha

Zora no Densha is a Minecraft train mod project started in late 2014. This mod adds realistic trains which can be greatly customised. Additionally, players who have knowledge about programming in Java can write their own add-ons and implement their own vehicle parts / trains using the in-built Vehicle Parts API.

Unique creation of rail vehicles

Zora no Densha allows players to assemble their own rolling stock in an in-game model editor. You can choose either from a palette of pre-installed vehicle parts to build your own rolling stock, or you might enjoy the variety of pre-installed vehicles (so-called "Presets"). Once you're set, a model can be turned into a blueprint. Then, the blueprint can be placed on maintenance tracks to spawn a guide model. Craft and apply all vehicle parts, and you're good to go.

Many vehicle parts have special properties, such as colorisation, animation, interaction, and many more.

For those who colorise their vehicle parts, here's a website that lists RGB color percentages for a huge number of colors: -Click me-

You can also share your Presets with the world! Simply click the "Export as File" button in the Engineer's Table GUI, and grab your Preset file from your mods/Zora no Densha/ folder.

If you still feel like there's not enough to work with, you can always create your own custom vehicle parts and implement these into the game using the Zora no Densha Vehicle Part API. Please note that this requires some basic modding knowledge.

Featured images and videos

Here you can see some of the best promotional videos and images our community and we have made!

'Light the lights' teaser by Optimus, member of the Zora no Densha team.

'Zora no Densha, the big announcement' by Optimus, member of the Zora no Densha team.

Showcase of the tracks - Image by: 'Combicraft'

Urban area - Image by: 'Combicraft'

If you have any screenshot you want to share, please share them with us on discord!

Hello. Will you add some easy method to add custom trains so players can model trains in SMP and add it to game ?

Hello t0biascz,

if you mean "model trains" by actually creating a raw model file ingame, I'll have to let you down. Since the Model Editor in Zora no Densha is not made to create actual model files but rather assemble existing models into a vehicle, we can't quite implement that. However, many players have been able to create great vehicles from pre-existing parts already. Furthermore, we are going to add many more basic shapes to the editor, so custom trains will be easier to make.

currently we're working on an update to change the internal behaviour of the vehicle parts API, still on 1.7.10. Once that one is published, we will go straight to 1.12.2. Expect to see us on the most recent Minecraft / Forge version this year.

Thank you all for your messages! We're sorry it took us so long to respond, there have been several things (mostly offline) in the way. Everyone, have a lovely time!

I'm wondering if you could add the VB2N reversible train from Paris Saint-Lazare with the BB 27300.If yes, I'm here to give you informations about these trains. And, if someone of you speaks or can understand french, I'll give you the driving manual of these trains.

If your car has a Scharfenberg coupler (for example, the FLIRT 3), you just drive one car into the other. They will couple automatically.If your cart has normal couplers (like on the BR101, DBpza wagons or freight wagons), you have to get them close enough together and then shift+right click on the couplers.

Do you make some more trains? I really like your mod! It gives minecraft more power and the players have more fun. If you add new trains, we will take that mod in our modpack and make a server with this mod.